Volkswagen prepping ID.3 hot hatch - report

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Volkswagen Australia has reached a settlement with plaintiffs representing Australian consumers affected by the Volkswagen dieselgate scandal.
The settlement was reached on a 'no-admission' basis with plaintiffs representing five lawsuits against the company in Australia.

Toyota Avensis, Corolla and Yaris: Takata recall expanded

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2020 Cadillac CT4 revealed

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2020 Fiat 500X Sport revealed, not coming to Australia

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The Fiat 500X Sport has been unveiled, but it won't be making the long journey to Australia.
In Europe, the 500X will be available with two petrol engines: a 88kW 1.0-litre with a six-speed manual, and a 110kW 1.3-litre Firefly mill with a six-speed dual-clutch transmission.
To justify its name, the new 500X variant comes with retuned suspension that's 13mm lower, 18-inch alloy wheels, and revised steering calibration.

Styling face-off: 2020 Land Rover Defender 90 v 2011 DC100 concept

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Nissan EV SUV previewed to US dealers

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Nissan’s electric vehicle range is branching out from the Leaf, with US dealers getting a preview of a new electric crossover last month.
Automotive News reports the unnamed two-row crossover has been described by dealers as being the size of an X-Trail but as spacious as the larger Murano.

Mercedes-AMG PHEVs are coming, and coming very soon

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Volkswagen teases production ID.4 crossover

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Another electric Volkswagen made its debut in the metal at Frankfurt... it just happened to be shrouded in fog and covered in stripes.
Though this year’s show heralded the debut of the production ID.3 hatchback, the Volkswagen stand was also home to an upcoming electric crossover.
Automotive News reports the electric crossover, which appears to be based on the ID Crozz concept, will wear the ID.4 name when it enters production next year.

Tesla Nurburgring record: The real reason Nico Rosberg isn’t driving

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Where to listen to the CarAdvice podcasts

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Now we're a few episodes into the new CarAdvice podcast format, we thought we'd give you an update about where and how you can listen to your favourite content.
You can catch up with the restructure of the CarAdvice podcasts here, but below we have outlined the many ways you can get your daily, weekly, and monthly podcast fix.
Car News Daily: Listen to each CarAdvice news story word-for-word from the past 24 hours every weekday around 4pm.